Prince Siddartha Gautama was considered the first buddha
The prince left the palace for 6 years to devote his life to buddhism.
The religion started at 540 b.c.
RELIGIOUS LEADERS
Daliai Lama
Sangha
PLACES TO MEDITATE
Temple
Monastery
Vihara BEGGINING
Modern day asia is the birth place of buddism.
6% of the world is buddist.
BELIEFS
Wanting causes suffering.
Reancarnation is when you die and if you were nice you come back to life.
The middle path is the path less traveled bye.
Hirvana is the enlightenment that you have to have to become enlightened
Eightfold path is the path that buddah took to be enlightened.
Carma is if you were bad when you were living you would come back to life as a bug or animal
GODS
Buddah is not the god of buddist.
RELIGIOUS BOOKS
The tipitaka are still being written
Sutras are the sacred scriptures.
PRACTICES
Shrines, temples are the center of praying.
RELIGIOUS FESTIVAL
Wesak is the celebration of the birth and death of buddha
when:early morning
how:it resembles christian christmas
SYMBOLS
40 different symbols.
Lotus flowers
The White Elephant
The wheel of law.
BUDDHA
Prince Siddartha Gautama was considered the first buddha
The prince left the palace for 6 years to devote his life to buddhism.
The religion started at 540 b.c.
RELIGIOUS LEADERS
Daliai Lama
Sangha
PLACES TO MEDITATE
Temple
Monastery
Vihara
BEGGINING
Modern day asia is the birth place of buddism.
6% of the world is buddist.
BELIEFS
Wanting causes suffering.
Reancarnation is when you die and if you were nice you come back to life.
The middle path is the path less traveled bye.
Hirvana is the enlightenment that you have to have to become enlightened
Eightfold path is the path that buddah took to be enlightened.
Carma is if you were bad when you were living you would come back to life as a bug or animal
GODS
Buddah is not the god of buddist.
RELIGIOUS BOOKS
The tipitaka are still being written
Sutras are the sacred scriptures.
PRACTICES
Shrines, temples are the center of praying.
RELIGIOUS FESTIVAL
Wesak is the celebration of the birth and death of buddha
when:early morning
how:it resembles christian christmas
SYMBOLS
40 different symbols.
Lotus flowers
The White Elephant
The wheel of law.